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Monday, December 05, 2005,6:49 PM
Reality
Nothing is forever. No matter how badly we want to hold onto things we know we can't because everything is fleeting. Yet, we insist on thinking and acting as if nothing will ever change. Everything changes.
Life seems unfair but it is instead the most unbiased of all things. In a natural disaster one cries "Why Me?". In a death by disease or war or famine one cries "why me?". In the loss of a job, home, or relationship one cries "why me?". But the question one could respond with may be "Why not me? Why not anybody else?". In life's randomness everyone has the same chance of good and bad and it is in this respect that life is fair.
I'm reminded of an old samurai who said to keep death in mind at all times. This is so that every moment will be spent usefully and responsibly. When one keeps death in mind life has more meaning. And so one treats his friends and family better because if tomorrow they die there will be no regrets.
Again I am reminded of another, a Western Philosopher, who said to seize the day. This is so that every moment will be spent like there is no tomarrow. When one enjoys today as if there is no tomorrow death looses its power. And so one lives thier life to the fullest because if tomorrow they die there will be no regrets.
Though both beliefs seem to be speaking opposite of each other I believe they are really speaking the same thing, a universal truth. One should always be reminded of thier mortality and not let life get them down because that is how life is.
Life seems unfair but it is instead the most unbiased of all things. In a natural disaster one cries "Why Me?". In a death by disease or war or famine one cries "why me?". In the loss of a job, home, or relationship one cries "why me?". But the question one could respond with may be "Why not me? Why not anybody else?". In life's randomness everyone has the same chance of good and bad and it is in this respect that life is fair.
I'm reminded of an old samurai who said to keep death in mind at all times. This is so that every moment will be spent usefully and responsibly. When one keeps death in mind life has more meaning. And so one treats his friends and family better because if tomorrow they die there will be no regrets.
Again I am reminded of another, a Western Philosopher, who said to seize the day. This is so that every moment will be spent like there is no tomarrow. When one enjoys today as if there is no tomorrow death looses its power. And so one lives thier life to the fullest because if tomorrow they die there will be no regrets.
Though both beliefs seem to be speaking opposite of each other I believe they are really speaking the same thing, a universal truth. One should always be reminded of thier mortality and not let life get them down because that is how life is.
